CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER III. 



HUSHE NALAH. 



Blue rock-pigeons Salia prospects, 51. Ibex and oorin (Ovis -vignei) 

 seen, 52. Oorin stalking " Pulas," 53. " Stalking my oorin," 54. 

 Another stalk, 55. Ibex seen Kande " Baksheesh," 56. Hushe 

 Village " W," 59. An amusing incident Village and villagers 

 of Hushe, 60. " Sahib Log," 61. Ibex-ravines, 62. Avalanches, 

 64. Ibex seen, 65. A stalk, 66. A "lucky expedition "Ibex 

 seen, 67. More ibex Masherbrum by moonlight, 68. Sunrise 

 on Masherbrum, 70. A lucky stalk, 72. De gustibus non est 

 disputandum, 74. Newspapers, 75. Hushe Kande The un- 

 known nalah, 76. Salia prospects A fertile spot Ibex seen, 78. 

 Ibex again A snow bridge A stalk, 79. Kande, 80. Mountain 

 sickness Machilu An interchange of courtesies " Zaks," 81. A 

 whirlwind Abadon, 82. 



CHAPTER IV. 



KAPALU LEH. 



The Shyok Valley, 83. Do-oo Kubaz, 84. Kustang Marmots 

 {Arctomys aureus) Ram Chukore ('2'etraogalhis Himalayensis), 

 85. An unequalled panorama, 86. Thunder, wind, and rain 

 The Chorbat River, 88. " A lovely spot " Golf, 89. A shooting 

 competition Saibra arrives, 90. News from B. Marmots, 91. 

 Concerning mountain sickness, 92. Crossing the Chorbat-La, 93. 

 Entry into Ladakh, 94. "Perwanas" again Goma Hanoo 

 Ibex seen, 97. A snow-leopard A new bridge, 98. Floods at 

 Yogma Hanoo Babu Lai's butterfly-hunting, 99. " Mani " stones 

 and " churtens," 100. Acheenathang Garb of Ladakhi women, 

 101. "Mountains . . . gone mad," 102. Skirbichian Doom- 

 khar, 103. Story of Khalsi fort, 104. Utility of sporting trips 

 Khalsi, 106.1 <Snurla Munshi Palgez, 107. Saspul, 108. Bazgo 

 A prayer-wheel- Snemo, 109. Spitak Leh, no. 



CHAPTER V. 



LEH GYA. 



Leh, in. The Gonpa The Serai, 112. A varied diet, 113. The 

 Wazir Wazarat Ramzahn, 114. The Wazir's visit The Indus 

 again, 117. Chushot Golab Bagh Machalang, 118. The 

 " Hemisphere," 119. Upshi Horn-heaps, 120. Miru Gya, 121. 

 Scenery between Upshi and Gya, 122. Gya, 125. 



